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By Sharon Schaaf

A driving trip through Nevada can be a little monoto-
nous. But as Mickey Broman shows us in his book,
Nevada Ghost Town Trails, going off the beaten
path (our state highways) can bring you to these in-

triguing ghost town sites.

The ghost town closest to Red Rock Canyon is a little
over twelve miles from Blue Diamond in Potosi. An-
other ghost town is located in Nelson, twenty miles
from Boulder City. Some of Nevada’s ghost towns,

like Tuscarora north of Elko, still have a few people
living in them.

The book contains maps showing 139 ghost town
sites. There are thirty-nine photos and short histories
of ghosts found as far north as Jarbidge, ten miles
south of the Idaho/Nevada border. Many of these

ghost towns mined millions of dollars in gold, silver If you’re going to visit ghost towns, you will need
and other ores. a book of ghost stories to help create a scary
mood. Spooky Campfire Stories edited by Amy
Kelley Hoitsma will definitely do that! The twelve
selections contain classics such as “The Tell-Tale
Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and folktales such as
“Knock, Knock, Who’s There” by J. J. Reneaux.

The perfect story for the ghost town of Tempiute,
located along Nevada State Route 375 – The Ex-
traterrestrial Highway, is “The Fly” by Arthur
Porges. An outdoorsman is hiking in rough coun-
try searching for ore with his Geiger counter when
he spots a fly trapped in a spider’s web. Mr. Fly

ends up the victor in the story when his radioac-
tive zaps paralyze the spider and burn the hiker.

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